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Gunmen have reportedly killed a policeman and injured another at a checkpoint in Bayelsa State. Newsextra24 learnt that the gunmen attacked the officers around Famgbe community in the Yenagoa Local Government Area of the state on Saturday. As at the time of reportage, the motive behind the attack has not …

A Minna High Court No 3, has sentenced three Fulani herders to death by hanging over alleged armed robbery, culpable homicide, rape, among other heinous offences in the state. The suspects included Mohammed Ibrahim Soja, Sani Idris Boka, and Babangida Gido. They were arraigned and found guilty on ten-count charge …

Bulama Bukarti, a lawyer and security expert has stated that all three factions of Boko Haram have now successfully established themselves close to Abuja. This was made known by Bukarti in an interview on Channels Television on Friday July 29. Bukarti said this is the first time the terrorist group …

53-year-old woman, Chinyere Nwozu, has been arrested by the police for stealing a one-week-old baby boy in Ogun State. Nwozu was arrested at about 9 am of the said date, when she was seen with a little baby who was crying but she can not breastfeed him as a mother. The …

Nigerian man identified as Alika Ogorchukwu, was beaten to death by an Italian man on the street of Civitanova Marche City located in the Province of Macerata, Marche Region of Italy. According to the Nigerian Embassy in Italy, the 39-year-old deceased was assaulted by the Italian man on a busy road …

Following the reported case of a missing Nollywood actress, known as Cynthia Okereke, the Police Command in Enugu State has launched an investigation to unravel and locate her. This was disclosed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Enugu, by the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel …

37 suspected drug users and dealers were detained by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), who also found 820 ampoules of pentazocine injections in Katsina State. The suspects were apprehended within a 24-hour operation, according to Mr. Mohammed Bashir, the state’s NDLEA commander, who spoke to reporters on Friday …

Bandits Suspected members of Boko Haram terrorists have fired shots at Zone 1 Police Headquarters along BUK Road in Kano. According to security sources, the terrorists came in three vehicles around 12:30pm on Friday and fired several shots at the building and then zoomed off. The source said security is …

Some thugs have invaded St. Bridget Catholic Church ljesha, Surulere Lagos, and carted away registration machines. The thugs also disrupted officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission from registering people for the permanent voter card.

A 23-year-old man, Chinonso Anene, has allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself to death in the Ikoyi area of Lagos. Anene, a graduate of Business Administration from York University in Canada reportedly locked himself inside his apartment at House 9, Emmanuel Court, Olusegun Aina Street, Parkview Estate, Ikoyi and thereafter …